Probably because the brothers are rarely idle, whether it is Xiang Ange or Xiang Antai, they feel a little idle, there are no adults at home, they can only worry about the things to be prepared for the New Year, Xiang Ange thinks that even if grandma is gone, they have to live a lively life, inside and out for a long time.

When Grandma Xiang was still there, she didn't actually let the two children into the kitchen, one was because she felt that she was doing a lot of work, and the children should play more, no matter how bad they were, they could read books or something, and the other was also the idea of the old people, thinking that boys should not worry about housework, if it wasn't for the family conditions, the two children would definitely be raised by him without onion water on their hands.

In this way, tidying up the housework to Xiang Ange is still good, the taste of cooking is really average, compared to Xiang Grandma is simply a day and a place, the only thing that can be handled, that is, the following noodles, which is taught by Xiang Grandma, occasionally when she is not there, the two brothers are under the noodles to eat.

Since it is the New Year, naturally you can't just eat the noodles, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after getting up early in the morning, Xiang Ange began to pour flour, planning to make a dumpling, in fact, eating dumplings is not a custom here in Hexi Village, but compared to making a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet with a full color and fragrance, making dumplings looks much easier.

Xiang Antai saw that his brother's posture was also energetic, and he didn't go out to play with his friends, just guarded by him, occasionally sprinkled some flour on him, and poured some water into it.

Finally, the dough was finally reconciled, although it looked a little soft, but Xiang Ange had a sense of accomplishment, and in the voice of his younger brother, he began the big task of making dumplings.

The dumpling filling has been prepared a long time ago, and Xiang Antai loves meat, so he simply added a little green onion flavor to season, and the rest is pure meat filling.

It was only when he began to roll the skin that Xiang Ange found out that this was a technical job, his dough was not very good, and it was even more difficult to roll the skin.

Xiang Ange's face turned red with shame, looked at Xiang Antai's bright eyes, and asked in his heart, "Zijin, do you know how to make dumplings?" How do I think this dumpling is wrong. ”

It's a pity that the tall crape myrtle real person can do anything, and he still struggles with such a job as making dumplings, looking at the so-called dumplings on the chopping board, Zijin twitched the corners of his mouth, and said lightly: "You just make gnocchi." ”

Xiang Ange lowered his head a little frustratedly, pushed the dumplings he had wrapped, and the meat filling inside was directly exposed, not only himself, but also Xiang Antai felt that it was not quite successful, and looked at his brother, the child suddenly reached out and kneaded the dumplings into a ball, and said with a smile: "Brother, grandma used to make balls like this." ”

Dumplings are a kind of glutinous rice food of this generation in Hexi Village, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household has to eat Shunfeng dumplings, but the dumplings are solid, if there is a stuffing of the kind is glutinous rice dumplings, which are usually sweeter.

Xiang Ange thought about it for a while, and simply made the dumplings into balls, or the kind with meat filling, which was really decent: "Hey, it's not bad." ”

Xiang Antai also narrowed his eyes with a smile, nodded and said, "It's even better than what grandma did." ”

The truth of this is to be discussed, don't look at the shape is quite similar, and when you eat it in your mouth, you will know who is good and who is bad. However, the brothers were interested, and after a while, the original pot of dumplings became a pot of balls, which looked white and fat, but it was gratifying.

Wrapping it up, Xiang Ange also had a whim, washed the two coins and put them in, which was said to be a good luck.

Zijin watched the brothers cooking on the side, and his expression couldn't help but soften, especially when he saw Xiang Ange's excited eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, no matter when, no matter where, this person is always like this, which makes people involuntarily happy.

Of course, you can't just eat glutinous rice balls at night, Xiang Ange took out the bacon sent by the neighbor and cut a pot, this steamed can be eaten, and killed a fish, which is also steamed, no way, if it is braised red, he always can't master the heat.

There are only two brothers, and it is enough to fry two more dishes at night, and Xiang Antai is helping to light the fire and wash the vegetables, and he is also very busy, but he sweeps the cold in the house.

was busy with his work, an unceremonious cry came from the door, Xiang Ange frowned slightly, and when he walked out, he saw that it was Xiang Chen Bo.

Xiang Chen Bo and Xiang Ange Xiang Antai are cousins, according to blood, in fact, they are not much worse than brothers, Xiang Chen Bo is only one year younger than Xiang Ange, when Xiang's parents were still there, in fact, their relationship was still good, but later they became more and more distant.

Xiang Ange knew that this cousin was also a person who had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, so he asked, "Chen Bo, is there something wrong?" ”

Xiang Chen Bo got older, and gradually knew that his name was a little ambiguous, and he didn't like people to call him that, so he frowned and said, "You all said that you called me by my full name." ”

Xiang Chen Bo's tone was not polite, and Xiang Ange didn't care too much, and continued to ask, "Do you have something?" ”

Xiang Chen Bo looked at the room impatiently, frowned and said, "My parents let you go over for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." ”

Xiang Ange was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that his uncle's family would call him to go over for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, after all, they had been back for almost half a month, and everyone close to the village had come, but the uncle's family had not shown up.

No matter why the uncle called them over for dinner, Xiang Ange didn't plan to go, he knew very well in his heart that neither uncle nor aunt liked them, and even had a little disgust: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, but we won't go, the first dinner at home is ready." ”

Xiang Chen Bo obviously also smelled the fragrance, snorted coldly at the moment, and said sarcastically: "Love is not going, if my father didn't insist on me coming, I wouldn't have bothered to come." ”

After saying this, Xiang Chen Bo didn't care how he reacted, and turned around and left directly.

Xiang Antai inside also heard the voice outside, poked his head out and asked, "Brother, cousin, what is he doing?" ”

Xiang Ange smiled and said, "Uncle wanted to invite us over for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but I refused. ”

Xiang Antai hurriedly said: "We won't go, uncle and aunt hate us." ”

Xiang Ange touched the child's head and said, "We won't go, we'll eat at home, just the two of us." ”

Xiang Antai was happy at this time, and said happily: "The balls we made ourselves are fragrant, and my brother's craftsmanship is amazing." ”

When Xiang Ange heard this, he was a little embarrassed to praise.

Without waiting for the brothers to go in, the old village chief came over again, also afraid that the brothers were too young to even get the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, so let them go over and eat together. However, Xiang Ange naturally refused, and let him see the meal he had prepared, so the village chief was relieved, patted the brothers on the shoulders, and stuffed two New Year's money, and then left slowly.

There is not much money for the New Year, one hundred, but it is not less in the village, the old village chief's heart, Xiang Ange firmly remembered in his heart, he will always remember that after the death of his grandmother, the only relatives only calculated, but these villagers helped a lot, so that their lives would not be unbearable.

When Xiang Chen Bo returned home, Xiang Yuan saw that he was only one person, frowned and asked, "What about the two little ones?" ”

Xiang Chen Bo ate the cold wind along the way, and his heart was even more unhappy, and he said angrily: "People eat and drink spicy food at home, where can they look at our family." ”

Xiang Yuan glanced at his son, and couldn't help sighing: "Why are you talking so impulsively, let you go over and invite them over, because you are afraid that the village leader will gossip." ”

Xiang Chen Bo snorted coldly: "When grandma died, there was already gossip in the village, what are you afraid of." ”

"Hey, you kid!" Xiang Yuan heard this, his face was also ugly, after all, he was his biological mother, in fact, when Grandma Xiang died, he did those things in a fit of anger, and later thought about it, he also regretted it, after all, everyone is dead, he shook his face is not to let people gossip, but there is no way to get it back, when he thinks of others looking at his face in the past six months, Xiang Yuan is very aggrieved in his heart.

Xiang Yuan was about to get angry, but Chen Li walked out and scolded coldly: "What are you yelling about, don't frighten my son, Chen Bo, go in and blow the air conditioner, don't freeze, don't come if you don't want to come, I saved a meal." ”

Xiang Yuan's face was a little ugly, but he didn't say anything more, Chen Li glanced at him, snorted, and went to cook by himself.

Xiang Ange didn't know that because of his own brother, there was a big quarrel at his uncle's house, night fell, the two brothers sat together for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the TV set played the Spring Festival party, but it seemed more lively, this TV set was still purchased by Xiang Jia's parents when they got married, it was still black and white, but put a lively look.

After eating a meal, two balls stuffed with coins fell into Xiang Antai's mouth, and the child was so happy that his eyes were smiling, and he gave one of them to his brother: "I have one, my brother one, so that we all have good luck." ”

Xiang Ange also accepted it with a smile, as if it was not him who deliberately stuffed the two balls into his brother's bowl: "Thank you, Atai." ”

After eating, he cleaned up, and put the New Year's money he had prepared in his younger brother's hand to Xiang Ange: "New Year's health, peace and joy, study hard, and make progress every day." ”

Xiang Antai's cheeks flushed, the red envelope in his hand, and took out a small red envelope with a twist, and there were wrinkles around the red envelope, which could be seen to have been hidden for a long time: "For my brother, I wish my brother good health and happiness." ”

Xiang Ange looked at the small red envelope, his eyes suddenly became sour, he quickly restrained his feelings, took the red envelope, and kissed the child's forehead with a smile: "Thank you, Atai, brother is so happy." ”

Xiang Antai smiled, the brothers sat together and watched the Spring Festival Gala in harmony, Xiang Antai was young and soon fell asleep, Xiang Ange carefully carried him to the room, looked at his younger brother sleeping soundly, and showed a knowing smile.

Xiang Ange no longer went downstairs to watch TV, pulled up the quilt and lay in, and suddenly said: "Zijin, Happy New Year, peace and joy." ”

The person in the Fortune Pearl was slightly shocked, I don't know how many years, no matter how lively it was outside, he could only be alone, but now, a qiē seems to be a little different.